Spotted: People, Places, & Things

Posted: Saturday, September 04, 2010

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Locals win at the races: Athens' Ty Magner won the championship jersey for 2010, and fellow Athenian and Locos teammate Rob Giannini took the bronze medal for third place in the criterium state championships at Grant Park Aug. 22. This win is a nice late season addition to Magner's fifth place finish at Twilight and has furthered his talks with several professional teams.

CALEA Communications Accreditation: The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) awarded Public Safety Communication Accreditation to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department's 911 Communications Center Division on July 31. Communications Administrator Keith Kelley and Senior Communications Officer Sara Ivy were cited for their explicit and noteworthy leadership throughout this demanding accomplishment. The award demonstrates the 911 Communications Center of Athens-Clarke County has successfully met a body of internationally recognized professional standards (200) offered by CALEA that are specific to public safety credentialing.

NeSmith selected to serve on health system board: William "Dink" H. NeSmith Jr., regent and president and co-owner of Community Newspapers Inc. Athens, was selected to serve on the newly formed board of MCG Health System Inc., the governing body recently created by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to optimally align the Medical College of Georgia's clinical and academic missions. The new MCG Health System Inc. Board of Directors governs MCG Health Inc., the organization that manages the hospitals and clinics, and the Physicians Practice Group.

Veterinarians honored at scholars symposium: Dr. Renee Barber of the University of Georgia won second place in The Young Investigator Awards, which were sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation, at the 10th annual Merial-NIH Veterinary Scholars National Symposium, hosted by the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Aug. 5-8. Olivia Lamberth and Caroline Salter, Pathology, of the University of Georgia were recognized for poster presentations of their work in various areas of veterinary medicine.